Muni Think

The 10 regional and categorical winners, all of whom will be finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, will be announced the week of November 13.

Public finance and public trust must go hand-in-hand and that is where ESG and impact investing can play a role moving forward — it's the data, not the label.

A federal initiative, focusing on states, and eventually, larger municipalities and authorities, that places a premium on enhancing transparency, is fundamental to improving the fiscal health of state and local governments.

Our friend and colleague Yvette Shields will be among those posthumously inducted into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame. Here are some thoughts about how and why we came to this decision.

Florida's Division of Bond Finance clarifies the new statewide ban on ESG bonds.

In addition to her professionalism there was a more important aspect that defined Yvette. She was simply a nice person. Always upbeat, helpful and kind.

The FOMB needs to return to its "deal mindset" so that we can end the bankruptcy at PREPA. While gaps remain between the FOMB's and bondholders' affordability analyses, they are not insurmountable.

Volatility in fixed income prices, which has risen recently, should not be mistaken for a systemic flaw in market structure or be used as a "strawman" to fix the plumbing and functioning of these markets.

The new "scorecard" relies on an innovative, community benefits evaluation model for projects to shape future growth and increase transparency in how the city distributes tax incentives.  

Now that economic activity has largely resumed, investors and analysts are taking another look at longer-term issues, and the volatile stock market performance since the pandemic is raising concerns.